Staff Project Manager

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the team:

Dexcom is seeking a Staff Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of strategic enterprise technology initiatives. This role is responsible for managing complex, cross-functional projects that drive business transformation, operational excellence, and technology modernization across the organization.

The Staff Project Manager will serve as a trusted leader and advisor, partnering with business stakeholders, engineering teams, architects, vendors, and executive leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational goals.

This role requires exceptional project leadership, strong business acumen, and the ability to coordinate globally distributed teams in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives while driving accountability, mitigating risks, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

This role plays a critical part in enabling Dexcom’s strategic priorities through effective project execution and organizational alignment. The Staff Project Manager will provide leadership across highly visible initiatives, ensuring that business objectives are translated into actionable plans and successfully delivered through disciplined project management practices.

The ideal candidate is an execution-focused leader who brings structure, transparency, and governance to complex initiatives while fostering strong partnerships across business and technology organizations.

Where you come in:

• Lead enterprise-scale projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic business and technology objectives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and governance frameworks.
• Drive project execution across multiple cross-functional teams, ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, quality standards, and business requirements.
• Establish project governance structures and facilitate steering committee meetings, executive reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, vendor contracts, and resource allocations to ensure efficient utilization of organizational investments.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, dependencies, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Partner with business leaders, engineering teams, architects, security, compliance, and operational teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Lead project planning activities, requirements alignment sessions, status reporting, and executive communications.
• Coordinate internal and external delivery partners, ensuring accountability and alignment with project objectives and organizational standards.
• Drive organizational readiness, change management, training, and adoption activities to maximize business value realization.
• Establish and track key performance indicators, project milestones, and success metrics.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methodologies as appropriate to project needs.
• Mentor project managers and contribute to the continuous improvement of project management standards, methodologies, and governance practices.
• Work hours: US Pacific Time

What makes you successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of project management experience leading large-scale technology, infrastructure, digital transformation, or business process improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated success managing complex enterprise projects involving multiple workstreams, cross-functional teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong experience with project governance, budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and executive reporting.
• Proven ability to lead projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation through implementation and operational transition.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical abilities.
• Experience managing global projects across multiple regions and time zones.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and successfully navigate matrixed organizations.
• These would be nice to have skills/experience:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), PgMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification.
  • Experience managing Microsoft 365, enterprise infrastructure, digital workplace, and AI.
  • Experience working with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet.
  • Knowledge of IT governance, compliance, risk management, and change management frameworks.
  • Experience within highly regulated industries such as healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences.
  • Experience managing offshore and globally distributed delivery teams.
  • Familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, data and analytics, and emerging technologies.

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

• 15-25%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and 8-12 years related experience or Master’s degree and 5-7 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 2-4 years of experience.

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